State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Lewin v. St. Joseph Hospital of Orange

Decided June 29, 1978. Herbert C. Kaufman wrote the opinion for the court.

82 Cal. App. 3d 368 · Cited 98 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Pitts v. Perluss · 58 Cal. 2d 824
Bixby v. Pierno · 481 P.2d 242
Strumsky v. San Diego County Employees Retirement Assn. · 520 P.2d 29
Brock v. Superior Court · 109 Cal. App. 2d 594
Merrill v. Department of Motor Vehicles · 71 Cal. 2d 907
Anton v. San Antonio Community Hospital · 567 P.2d 1162
No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 529 P.2d 66
Ray v. Parker · 15 Cal. 2d 275
Wilson v. Hidden Valley Municipal Water District · 256 Cal. App. 2d 271
Pinsker v. Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists · 526 P.2d 253
Pinsker v. Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists · 460 P.2d 495
Willis v. Santa Ana Community Hospital Ass'n · 58 Cal. 2d 806
Ezekial v. Winkley · 572 P.2d 32
Rosner v. Eden Township Hospital District · 375 P.2d 431
Ascherman v. Saint Francis Memorial Hospital · 45 Cal. App. 3d 507
County of Orange v. Heim · 30 Cal. App. 3d 694
Letsch v. Northern San Diego County Hospital District · 246 Cal. App. 2d 673
Moran v. Board of Medical Examiners · 32 Cal. 2d 301
Bishop v. City of San Jose · 460 P.2d 137
Sunset Amusement Co. v. Board of Police Commissioners · 496 P.2d 840
Blende v. Maricopa County Medical Society · 393 P.2d 926
Bernstein v. Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Ass'n · 139 Cal. App. 2d 241
Dattilo v. Tucson General Hospital · 533 P.2d 700

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